{"id":13116,"date":"2022-01-29T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T09:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/?p=13116"},"modified":"2022-01-29T10:42:41","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T09:42:41","slug":"ai-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advancedfleetmanagementconsulting.com\/eng\/2022\/01\/29\/ai-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus on AI reduces driver distractions across Herr’s fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since installing Nauto\u2019s driver and fleet safety program, which uses dual-facing cameras and artificial intelligence, the private fleet of more than 600 delivery trucks has seen collisions fall by 44% since 2018.<\/p>\n

Making deliveries in the heavily congested Northeast and Mid-Atlantic can put a lot of stress on even the most seasoned drivers. With routes extending from some of the most populated metro areas along the East Coast to more rural areas in Ohio and Pennsylvania, family-run snack food maker Herr\u2019s<\/a> is using AI to make its private fleet safer and more efficient.<\/p>\n

Since embracing the power of AI back in 2018, Herr\u2019s saw its truck-involved collisions decrease 44%. Michael DiMascola, safety business partner for Herr\u2019s fleet of delivery trucks, credits a lot of this success to AI-powered advanced driver assistance technology from Nauto<\/a>.<\/p>\n

See also: FleetOwner opens up Private Fleet of the Year award nominations<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

In 2017, DiMascola noticed \u201csome safety gaps\u201d within the fleet when he joined Herr\u2019s. \u201cWhether it’s behind the wheel of our vehicle, in and around the truck, in and around the account, or in and around the warehouse, safety needed to be supplemented to be sure that we were a complete program,\u201d he told FleetOwner.<\/p>\n

As much as Herr\u2019s tried to increase driver coaching and ride-alongs to bolster safety, it didn\u2019t work as well as AI, DiMascola said. \u201cWhen nobody was sitting in your truck, it was easier to revert to those old behaviors,\u201d he noted. \u201cWe had cameras in some of our trucks\u2014but these were cameras that only captured events after they were triggered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deterring distracted driving and changing the behaviors associated with distraction is what drew Herr\u2019s to Nauto, the safety manager said. Nauto\u2019s on-vehicle AI solutions use dual-facing cameras to analyze driver behavior and external road conditions to alert drivers in real-time early enough to avoid collisions. These real-time alerts are 95% accurate, according to the company, which should help reduce a common driver complaint about false in-cab alerts.<\/p>\n

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Nauto’s dual-facing camera and AI system is housed inside the windshield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Using AI to help, not to annoy drivers<\/h3>\n

Nauto combines predictive-AI technology, data science, and more than 1.3 billion AI-processed driving miles to help predict and prevent collisions before they occur, Yoav Banin, Nauto\u2019s chief product officer, explained to FleetOwner<\/i>. He added that the system can improve driver performance and help reduce collision loss, providing fleets an ROI within six months.<\/p>\n

Herr\u2019s fleet has seen its drivers involved in 70% fewer medium-to-high distracted driving events in the past three years since installing the Nauto system. Banin said fleets are seeing these results because his solution is more driver-friendly.<\/p>\n

While there are many in-cab and forward-facing camera options for fleets, Banin said Nauto set out to be an \u201cAI-first type solution\u201d that can help drivers change their behavior instead of simply recording dangerous events and accidents.<\/p>\n